2024 NAIA National Championships
KANSAS CITY, MO. – On February 23, 2024, The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the official list of the 2024 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships qualifiers. The 2024 NAIA National Championships will be held March 6 - 9 at the Columbus Aquatics Center in Columbus, Georgia. This year’s championships mark the 67th year of the NAIA Swim and Dive National Championships for men and the 43rd year for women. According to the NAIA news release, 24 schools are represented and 141 individual entries qualified for this year’s men’s national championship. For the women’s, there are 28 schools represented and 164 individual entries qualified.
Six of the Pacific Collegiate Swim & Dive Conference member schools belong to NAIA: Arizona Christian University (ACU), Ottawa University Arizona (OUAZ), The Master’s University (TMU), Simpson University (Simpson), Soka University of America (Soka), and Westcliff University (Westcliff). Of the six schools, 25 swimmers from ACU, OUAZ, and TMU swimmers qualified for the national championships this year and will be representing their respective schools and PCSC. Two schools took to their social media accounts to announce the news. On February 25, TMU Aquatics posted that 22 swimmers qualified for the NAIA Nationals this season and that the number is the most in its program history. 15 of the TMU Aquatics’ qualified swimmers will be traveling to Columbus, Georgia to compete at the nationals. Soka University Swimming also made its announcement on its social media account that its freshman, Nicole Skrzypek, is NAIA National Championship-bound.
The following is the list of swimmers and their qualified events:
Arizona Christian University
Men:
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Betancourt, Edgar – 500 Free (4:38.65), 200 Free (1:42.87), 1650 Free (16:28.13)
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Yoshida, Ikuto – 50 Free (21.13), 100 Breast (55.74), 200 Breast (2:05.70)
Women:
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Abrams, Robin – 1650 Free (19:00.58)
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Drefs, Callie – 50 Free (25.26), 100 Free (54.10)
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Garraux, Eva – 100 Fly (57.51), 200 Fly (2:13.28)
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Sheldon, Katie – 50 Free (25.24),100 Fly (1:00.35), 200 Fly (2:14.46)
Alternates:
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Audrey Washburn – 200 Breast
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Abbey Lair – 100 Free
Ottawa University of Arizona
Men:
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Cowin, Jonathan – 200 IM (1:55.77), 100 Fly (50.53), 100 Back (50.74)
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Dobson, Reuben – 500 Free (4:46.84), 100 Fly (50.79), 200 Fly (1:52.77)
Soka University
Women:
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Skrzypek, Nicole – 50 Free (24.32), 100 Free (53.30)
The Master's University
Men:
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Cole, Freddie – 200 IM (1:51.67,) 400 IM (4:03.94), 200 Breast (2:07.86)
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Crane, Dylan – 50 Free (20.73), 200 Free (1:40.05), 100 Free (45.02)
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Dossantos Deoliveira, Nilton – 200 IM (1:54.59), 100 Fly (49.40), 100 Free (46.58)
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Kugler, David – 200 IM (1:55.18), 400 IM (4:09.69), 200 Fly (1:57.48)
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LeDet, Tyler – 500 Free (4:38.09), 200 Free (1:42.12), 200 Back (1:55.53)
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Loughboro, Michael – 200 IM (1:58.55,) 100 Back (51.18), 200 Back (1:54.63)
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Tanis, Ryan – 200 IM (1:58.03), 100 Fly (51.66), 1650 Free (16:33.84)
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Torres, JD – 500 Free (4:42.38), 400 IM (4:15.22), 1650 Free (16:29.86)
Women:
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Biederman, Jasmine – 100 Breast (1:07.88), 200 Breast (2:27.56)
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Bussey, Camryn – 50 Free (24.08), 200 Free (1:55.10), 100 Free (52.85)
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McMurray, Emma – 50 Free (24.83), 100 Fly (58.98), 100 Free (54.62)
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Patterson, Trudy – 200 IM (2:09.40), 100 Back (:57.65), 200 Back (2:04.44)
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Sears, Kylee – 500 Free (5:00.52), 200 Free (1:49.67), 200 Fly (2:05.49)
Alternates:
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Emma Gardiner – 200 Back
For more detailed information on the 2024 NAIA Swim and Dive National Championships including the full list of qualifiers with events and alternates, post-cut psych sheet, championships schedule, and purchasing tickets, please check out the Championships News Releases:
